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Historical Birthday

15 Mar 1275
Margaret Plantagenet English princess (d. 1318)
15 Mar 1455
Pietro Accolti Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1532)
15 Mar 1493
Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency marshal of France
15 Mar 1591
Alexandre de Rhodes French Jesuit missionary (d. 1660)
15 Mar 1638
Shunzhi Emperor of China (1644-1661) Third Qing Emperor born in Shengjing (d. 1661)
15 Mar 1666
George Bhr German architect (Frauenkirche Dresden) (d. 1738)
15 Mar 1678
Dominique Marie Valet French RCold-catholic bishop
15 Mar 1713
Nicolas Louis de Lacaille French astronomer who mapped the stars of the Southern Hemisphere born in Rumigny France (d. 1762)
15 Mar 1738
Cesare Beccaria Italian criminologist and politician born in Milan (d. 1794)
15 Mar 1754
Silvestro Palma Italian composer born in Barano dIschia Italy (d. 1834)
15 Mar 1790
Ludwig Immanuel Magnus German mathematician (d. 1861)
15 Mar 1801
Coenraad J van Houten Dutch cocoa manufacturer
15 Mar 1809
Joseph Jenkins Roberts 1st President of Liberia
15 Mar 1809
Karl Josef von Hefele German theologian (d. 1893)
15 Mar 1810
Aernout Drost Dutch literary (Hermingard van de Eikenterpen)
15 Mar 1811
Robert Allen American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in West Point Ohio (d. 1886)
15 Mar 1818
Mariano lvarez Filipino general (d. 1924)
15 Mar 1821
William Milligan Scottish theologian (d. 1892)
15 Mar 1821
Johann Josef Loschmidt Austrian scientist (d. 1895)
15 Mar 1824
Branko Radicevic Serbian poet (1st Serbian Uprising)
15 Mar 1830
lise Reclus French geographer (d. 1905)
15 Mar 1831
Edward Aylesworth Perry Brigadier General (Confederate Army)
15 Mar 1835
John Henrie Kagi American abolitionist (d. 1859)
15 Mar 1838
Alice Cunningham Fletcher ethnologist (Stranger in Her Native Land)
15 Mar 1844
Bransby Cooper cricketer (in Dhaka Batsman in Australias 1st Test)
15 Mar 1852
Augusta Lady Gregory Irish playwright poet and patron of Yates born in Roxborough County Galway
15 Mar 1854
Emil Adolf von Behring German physician Nobel laureate (d. 1917)
15 Mar 1858
Liberty Hyde Bailey US botanist (Plantbreeding)
15 Mar 1866
Matthew Charlton Australian politician (d. 1948)
15 Mar 1867
Lionel Pigot Johnson British poet and critic (Ireland & Other Poems) born in Broadstairs Kent (d. 1902)
15 Mar 1868
Grace Chisholm Young English mathematician (d. 1944)
15 Mar 1869
Stanisaw Wojciechowski President of Poland (d. 1953)
15 Mar 1871
Betsy van den Arend Dutch actress (Miss Hobbs) born (d. 1950)
15 Mar 1873
David Vaughan Thomas Welsh musician and composer born in Ystalyfera (d. 1934)
15 Mar 1873
Lee Shubert American theatre producer (theatres in NY & LA named after him) born in Lithuania (d. 1953) birth date disputed
15 Mar 1874
Harold L Ickes social activist New Deal politician
15 Mar 1874
Eugne Fiset Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (d. 1951)
15 Mar 1878
Hanson Carter cricketer (Yorkshire Aussie WK of early 20th century)
15 Mar 1878
Rez Shh Pahlavi [Rez Khan] Shah of Iran (1925-41)
15 Mar 1879
Gerrit J Heering Dutch theologist (Fall of Christianity)
15 Mar 1887
Marjorie Merriweather Post American socialite and businesswoman (d. 1973)
15 Mar 1900
Colin McPhee Canadian composer (H2O Mechanical Principles) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1964)
15 Mar 1904
George Brent American actor (42nd St Jezebel) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1979)
15 Mar 1904
J Pat OMalley Irish-British actor (101 Dalmatians The Jungle Book) born in Burnley England (d. 1985)
15 Mar 1905
Berthold Schenck von Stauffenberg German aristocrat who attempted to assassinate Hitler born in Stuttgart Germany (d. 1944)
15 Mar 1907
James Jimmy McPartland American cornetist and musician (Magic Horn) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1991)
15 Mar 1907
Paul Maxey American actor (The Narrow Margin Till the Clouds Roll By) born in Wheaton Illinois (d. 1963)
15 Mar 1907
Zarah Leander Swedish actress and singer born in Karlstad Vrmland County Sweden (d. 1981)
15 Mar 1910
An Rutgers van der Loeff-Basenau children book writer (Skating Race)
15 Mar 1912
Louis Paul Boon Flemish writer (Kapellekensbaan)
15 Mar 1913
Lex Goudsmit Dutch actor (Fiddler on the Roof Thomas en Senior op het spoor van Brute Berend) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1999)
15 Mar 1913
MacDonald Carey American actor (Days of Our Lives Lock Up) born in Sioux City Iowa (d. 1994)
15 Mar 1914
Aniello Dellacroce American gangster (d. 1985)
15 Mar 1914
Joe E. Ross American actor and comedian (Car 54) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1982)
15 Mar 1915
David Schoenbrun CBS broadcast bureau head (Wash Paris)
15 Mar 1915
Richard Ward African American actor (Death of a Salesman Beacon Hill) born in Glenside Pennsylvania (d. 1979)
15 Mar 1916
Harry James American swing-era bandleader trumpeter and husband to Betty Grable born in Albany Georgia (d. 1983)
15 Mar 1918
Janet Leach potter born in Grand Saline Texas (d. 1997)
15 Mar 1918
Richard Ellmann American literary scholar and biographer (Oscar Wilde) born in Highland Park Michigan (d. 1987)
15 Mar 1918
Punch Imlach Canadian hockey coach and general manager (d. 1987)
15 Mar 1919
John Gregson British actor (Gideon CID The Longest Day Shirleys World) born in Liverpool England (d. 1975)
15 Mar 1919
Lawrence Tierney American actor (Abduction Dillinger Reservoir Dogs) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2002)
15 Mar 1920
Ranganandhan Francis India field hockey (Olympic gold 1948 52 56)
15 Mar 1920
E. Donnall Thomas American physician Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
15 Mar 1921
Stafford Smythe Canadian hockey executive (d. 1971)
15 Mar 1923
Laurence A Tisch American CEO (Loews Corp) born in NYC New York
15 Mar 1924
Yuri Bondarev Russian writer (Silence) born in Orsk
15 Mar 1924
Lockrem Johnson American composer born in Davenport Iowa (d. 1977)
15 Mar 1924
Walter Gotell German actor (James Bond From Russia With Love) born in Bonn Rhenish Prussia Germany (d. 1997)
15 Mar 1926
Benjamin Burwell Johnston Jr. Macon Geeorgia American composer
15 Mar 1926
Norm Van Brocklin NFL quarterback and coach (LA Rams) hall of famer
15 Mar 1926
Tim Valentine American politician (Rep-D-NC 1983-95 ) born in Rocky Mount North Carolina (d. 2015)
15 Mar 1927
Carl Smith American country singer (Grand Ole Opry) born in Maynardville Tennessee
15 Mar 1930
Zhores Ivanovich Alferov Russian physicist Nobel Prize laureate
15 Mar 1930
Zhores Alferov Soviet Russian physicist (2000 Nobel Prize in Physics) born in Vitebsk Soviet Union (d. 2019)
15 Mar 1932
Alan Lavern Bean Wheeler Texas Capt USNastronaut (Ap 12 Skylab 3)
15 Mar 1932
David Alliance IranBritish textile factorymulti-millionaire
15 Mar 1932
Arif Melikov Turkish-American music producer (Queen Bee Gees Aretha Franklin Phil Collins) born in Istanbul Turkey (d. 2006)
15 Mar 1933
Cecil Percival Taylor American pianist and poet (U of Wisconsin)
15 Mar 1934
Daniel George Danny Apolinar composersongwriter
15 Mar 1935
Judd Hirsch actor (Alex-Taxi Dear John Ordinary People) born in The Bronx New York
15 Mar 1937
Valentin Rasputin Russian writer (To Live and Remember) born in Atalanka Soviet Union (d. 2015)
15 Mar 1938
Dick Higgins American composer born in Cambridge England (d. 1998)
15 Mar 1939
Robert Nye British novelist and poet (Facts of Life & other fiction) born in London (d. 2016)
15 Mar 1940
Phil Lesh [Chapman] American rock bassist (Grateful Dead) born in Berkeley California
15 Mar 1941
Dick Top Dutch actor and director (Witch of Haarlem)
15 Mar 1941
Mike Love American vocalist (Beach Boys - Fun Fun Fun) born in Los Angeles California
15 Mar 1941
Cecil Turtle Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Tex Avery (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series) first debuts in Tortoise Beats Hare
15 Mar 1942
Hughie Flint rock drummer (Bonzo Dog Band) born in London England
15 Mar 1943
Brenda Scott actress (Midge-Road West) born in Cincinnati Ohio
15 Mar 1943
David Cronenberg director (Shivers Fly Brood) born in Toronto Ontario
15 Mar 1943
Sly Stone Dallas funk musician (Sly & the Family Stone-Everyday People) born in Denton Texas
15 Mar 1944
Gordon Jazz Summers British music manager (Wham Snow Patrol) born in Winchester Hampshire (d. 2015)
15 Mar 1944
Chi Cheng Taiwan sprinter80m hurdler (Olympic bronze 1968)
15 Mar 1944
David Costell Pitts rocker (Gary Lewis & the Playboys-Diamond Ring)
15 Mar 1944
Jacques Doillon directorwriter (La Fille de Quinze Ans)
15 Mar 1944
Ralph MacDonald rock percussionist (Graceland)
15 Mar 1945
Jorgen Sundelin Swedish yachtsmen (Olympic gold 1968)
15 Mar 1945
Mark J Green American lawyerauthor (Closed Enterprise System) born in Brooklyn New York
15 Mar 1945
Tracy Smith long-distance runner born in Altadena California)
15 Mar 1945
A. K. Faezul Huq Bengali lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
15 Mar 1946
Bobby Bond baseball player (Giants Yankees etc)
15 Mar 1946
David Wall English ballet dancersdirector (Royal Academy of Dancing)
15 Mar 1946
Howard Scott San Pedro Cal rock guitaristvocalist (War Cisco Kid)
15 Mar 1946
Bobby Bonds American MLB outfielder and coach (father of Barry Bonds) born in Riverside California (died 2003)
15 Mar 1947
David Colley cricketer (NSW quickie 3 Tests for Australia 1972)
15 Mar 1947
Larisa Grigoriyevna Pozharskaya Russian cosmonaut
15 Mar 1947
Ry[land] Cooder LA blues guitarist (Crossroads)
15 Mar 1947
Tomas Pettersson Swedish cyclist (Olympic silver 1968)
15 Mar 1948
Srgio Vieira de Mello Brazilian diplomat (d. 2003)
15 Mar 1952
Howard Koh American state government official
15 Mar 1953
Colin Croft cricketer (West Indian fast bowler 1977-82)
15 Mar 1954
Craig Wasson Oregon actor (Body Double 4 Friends Mens Club)
15 Mar 1955
Daniel Dee Snider American singer songwriter and actor (Twisted Sister) born in Astoria Queens
15 Mar 1955
Mohsin Khan Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani opening batsman late 70s early 80s) born in Karachi Sindh Pakistan
15 Mar 1955
Stephen Steve Lillywhite British record producer (U2 Rolling Stones Phish) born in Egham England
15 Mar 1956
Clay Matthews NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
15 Mar 1957
Park Overall American actress (Empty Nest Mississippi Burning) born in Nashville Tennessee
15 Mar 1958
Laura Carrington American actress (Louisa-Alphabet City General Hospital) born in NYC New York
15 Mar 1959
Eliot Teltscher California tennis player (US Davis Cup team)
15 Mar 1959
Harold Baines Easton MD outfielder (Chicago White Sox Texas Rangers)
15 Mar 1960
Phil Walsh Australian Rules Football wingcoach (murdered by son) born in Hamilton Australia (d. 1915)
15 Mar 1961
Craig Ludwig Rhinelander NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)
15 Mar 1961
Fabio Lanzoni romance novels model (Fabio After Dark) born in Milan Italy
15 Mar 1961
Terry Cummings NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks Philadelphia 76ers)
15 Mar 1962
Jimmy Baio actor (Billy Tate-Soap Brass Playing for Keeps) born in Brooklyn New York
15 Mar 1962
Steve Coy rocker (Dead or Alive-Spin Me Round)
15 Mar 1962
Terrence Trent DArby American rock vocalist (Wishing Well) born in NYC New York
15 Mar 1963
Bret Michaels guitarist (Poison-Talk Dirty to Me) born in Harrisburg Pennsylvania
15 Mar 1963
Don Simington American jockey born in Tomahawk Wisconsin
15 Mar 1964
Alison Johnson Tustin CA WPVA volleyball player (US Open-4th-1993)
15 Mar 1964
Rockwell [Kennedy Gordy] Det MI rock vocalist (Someone Watching Me)
15 Mar 1965
Marianne Morris LPGA golfer (1995 McDonalds LPGA-3rd) born in Middletown Ohio
15 Mar 1824
Jules Chevalier French Roman Catholic priest (Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) born in Richelieu Touraine France (d. 1907)
15 Mar 1877
Malcolm Whitman American tennis player (US Nat Cships 1898-1900) born in New York NY (d. 1932)
15 Mar 1878
Rez Shh Pahlavi [Rez Khan] Shah of Iran (1925-41) born in Alasht Savad Kooh Mazandaran Persia (d. 1944)
15 Mar 1918
Punch Imlach Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame coach and general manager (Toronto Maple Leafs Buffalo Sabres) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 1987)
15 Mar 1921
Stafford Smythe Canadian NHL executive (President Toronto Maple Leafs 196169 1970-71) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 1971)
15 Mar 1930
Zhores Alferov Soviet-Russian physicist (2000 Nobel Prize in Physics) born in Vitebsk Soviet Union (d. 2019)
15 Mar 1937
Dick Bass American NFL running back (Pro Bowl 1962 63 66 LA Rams) born in Georgetown Mississippi (d. 2006)
15 Mar 1942
Hughie Flint English rock drummer (Bonzo Dog Band) born in London
15 Mar 1953
Colin Croft West Indian cricket fast bowler broadcaster (27 Tests 125 wickets 23.30) born in Lancaster Village Demerara British Guiana
15 Mar 1960
Phil Walsh Australian Rules Football wing coach (murdered by son) born in Hamilton Victoria (d. 2015)
15 Mar 1965
Marianne Morris American golfer (Womens PGA Cship 3rd 1995) born in Middletown Ohio
15 Mar 1966
Chris Bruno actor (Michael-All My Children Dennis-Another World)
15 Mar 1790
Nicola Vaccai Italian opera composer born in Tolentino (d. 1848)
15 Mar 1791
Charles Knight English publisher (The Penny Cyclopaedia) born in Windsor England (d. 1873)
15 Mar 1807
Gaetano Gaspari Italian composer born in Bolonga (d. 1881)
15 Mar 1810
Aernout Drost Dutch historical novelist (Hermingard van de Eikenterpen) born in Amsterdam Kingdom of Holland (d. 1834)
15 Mar 1860
Waldemar Haffkine Ukrainian bacteriologist (1st to develop and use vaccines against cholera and bubonic plague) born in Odessa Russian Empire (d. 1930)
15 Mar 1871
Betsy van den Arend Dutch actress (Miss Hobbs) (d. 1950)
15 Mar 1878
Sammy Carter Australian cricket wicketkeeper (28 Tests 65 dismissals) born in Northowram Yorkshire England (d. 1948)
15 Mar 1897
Jackson Scholz American athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m 1920 200m 1924) born in Buchanan Michigan (d. 1986)
15 Mar 1900
Colin McPhee Canadian composer (H2O Mechanical Principles) and musicologist (Bali) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1964)
15 Mar 1920
Sid Hartman American sports journalist (Minneapolis Star Tribune WCCO 830 AM) born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 2020)
15 Mar 1921
Madelyn Pugh American television writer (I Love Lucy) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 2011)
15 Mar 1926
Ben Johnston [Benjamin Burwell Johnston Jr] American microtonal composer (Gambit) born in Macon Georgia (d. 2019)
15 Mar 1926
Tim Valentine American politician (Rep-D-NC 1983-95) born in Rocky Mount North Carolina (d. 2015)
15 Mar 1931
[Dominic Joseph] D. J. Fontana American drummer (drummer for Elvis) born in Shreveport Louisiana (d. 2018)
15 Mar 1932
Alan Bean American Naval captain and astronaut (Ap 12 Skylab 3 4th to walk on the moon) born in Wheeler Texas (2018)
15 Mar 1932
Arif Mardin Turkish-American music producer (Atlantic Records Aretha Franklin Bee Gees) born in Istanbul Turkey (d. 2006)
15 Mar 1940
Phil Lesh [Chapman] American rock bassist (Grateful Dead) born in Berkeley California
15 Mar 1942
Montserrat Figueras Catalan soprano and early music advocate ( Hesprion) born in Barcelona Spain (d. 2011)
15 Mar 1944
Ralph MacDonald American rock percussionist and songwriter (Just the Two of Us) born in New York City (d. 2011)
15 Mar 1946
Bobby Bonds American MLB baseball outfielder 1968-81 3x All-Star 3x Golden Glove (San Francisco Giants 1968-74 and 7 other teams) father of Barry Bonds born in Riverside California (d. 2003)
15 Mar 1955
Etterlene Bunny DeBarge American rock and soul singer-songwrtier (DeBarge - Time Will Reveal) born in Detroit Michigan
15 Mar 1957
David Silverman American animator (The Simpsons) born in Long Island New York
15 Mar 1964
Rockwell [Kennedy Gordy] rock vocalist (Someone Watching Me) born in Detroit Michigan
15 Mar 1807
Gaetano Gaspari Italian composer born in Bologna (d. 1881)
15 Mar 1813
John Snow English epidemiologist who studied cholera and is considered the Father of modern epidemiology born in York England (d. 1858)
15 Mar 1835
Eduard Strauss Austrian dance band conductor and composer born in Vienna (d. 1916)
15 Mar 1836
Henrique Alves de Mesquita Brazilian composer conductor and educator born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil (d. 1906)
15 Mar 1859
Arthur Hawley Scribner American magazine and book publisher born in New York City (d. 1932)
15 Mar 1864
Johan Halvorsen Norwegian violinist conductor (Nationaltheatret Orchestra 1899-1929) and composer (Bergensiana) born in Drammen Norway (d. 1934)
15 Mar 1864
Leslie Stuart [Thomas Barrett] British musical theater composer (Florodora) born in Southport Lancashire England (d. 1928) coast.
15 Mar 1900
George Fox American US Army chaplain and Methodist minister (The Four Chaplains) born in Lewistown Pennsylvania (d. 1943) [1]
15 Mar 1901
Theo Uden Masman Dutch big band leader (The Ramblers) born in Cheribon Dutch East Indies (d. 1965)
15 Mar 1905
Bertha Chippie Hill American blues and vaudeville singer (King Olivers Jazz Band) born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1950)
15 Mar 1907
James Jimmy McPartland American cornetist and musician (Magic Horn) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1991) [1]
15 Mar 1910
Joop Van Nellen Dutch soccer forward (27 caps DHC Delft) born in Delft Netherlands (d. 1992)
15 Mar 1919
Randy Brooks American jazz trumpeter and bandleader (Harlem Nocturne) (d. 1967)
15 Mar 1922
(Albert) Eddie Calvert British trumpeter (Oh Mein Papa Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)) born in Preston Lancashire England (d. 1978)
15 Mar 1926
Norm Van Brocklin American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback (NFL MVP 1960 First-team All-Pro 1960 9 Pro Bowl LA Rams Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (Minnesota Vikings Atlanta Falcons) born in Parade South Dakota (d. 1983)
15 Mar 1927
Carl Smith American country singer (Deep Water Ten Thousand Drums Why Why) born in Maynardville Tennessee (d. 2010)
15 Mar 1931
(Dominic Joseph) D. J. Fontana American drummer (drummer for Elvis) born in Shreveport Louisiana (d. 2018)
15 Mar 1932
Arif Mardin Turkish-American music producer (Atlantic Records Aretha Franklin Bee Gees) born in Istanbul Turkey (d. 2006)
15 Mar 1933
Cecil Percival Taylor American pianist and poet (University of Wisconsin)
15 Mar 1934
Danny Apolinar cabaret performer and theatrical composer-songwriter (Do Your Own Thing) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1995)
15 Mar 1936
Howard Greenfield American song lyricist (Calendar Girl Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Love Will Keep Us Together theme to Bewitched) born in Brooklyn NYC (d. 1986)
15 Mar 1937
Randy Duncan Jr. American College Football HOF quarterback (University of Iowa 1 pick 1959 NFL Draft by GB Packers) born in Osage Iowa (d. 2015)
15 Mar 1941
Mike Love American vocalist (Beach Boys - Fun Fun Fun California Girls) born in Los Angeles California
15 Mar 1943
Brenda Scott American actress (Midge - Road West) born in Cincinnati Ohio
15 Mar 1943
Sly Stone [Sylvester Stewart] American funk musician (Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday PeopleDance To The Music) born in Denton Texas
15 Mar 1944
David Costell American rock bassist (Gary Lewis and The Playboys - This Diamond Ring) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
15 Mar 1944
Ralph MacDonald Trinbagonian-American jazz and R&B percussionist and songwriter (Just the Two of Us Where Is The Love) born in Harlem New York City (d. 2011)
15 Mar 1946
David Wall British ballet dancer (Royal Ballet 1966-84) and director (Royal Academy of Dancing 1985-91) born in Chiswick London (d. 2013)
15 Mar 1946
Howard Scott American rock guitarist singer and songwriter (War 1969-94 - Cisco Kid Why Cant We Be Friends) born in San Pedro California
15 Mar 1947
(Ryland) Ry Cooder American blues guitarist and producer (Crossroads) born in Los Angeles California
15 Mar 1947
Stomu Yamashta Japanese percussionist keyboard player and traditional Japanese-progressive rock fusion composer (Go) born in Kyoto Japan
15 Mar 1947
Juraj Kukura Slovak actor (Traffik Its Better to Be Wealthy and Healthy Than Poor and Ill) born in Preov Slovakia
15 Mar 1949
Bernd Nickel German soccer attacking midfielder (1 cap West Germany 1972 Olympics Eintracht Frankfurt 426 games 141 goals) born in Siegbach Germany (d. 2021)
15 Mar 1950
Jrgen Olsen Danish singer (The Olsen Brothers) won 2000 Eurovision Song Contest born in Odense Denmark
15 Mar 1952
Howard Devoto [Trafford] British singer-songwriter (Buzzcocks Magazine Luxuria) born in Scunthorpe Lincolnshire England
15 Mar 1955
Steve Lillywhite British record producer (U2 Rolling Stones Phish) born in Egham England
15 Mar 1957
Janet Cardiff Canadian sound artist (Forty Part Motet) born in Brussels Ontario
15 Mar 1493
Anne de Montmorency French Duke soldier and statesman (Marshal and Constable of France influential at court) born in Chantilly France (d. 1567)
15 Mar 1678
Dominique Marie Valet French Roman Catholic bishop and missionary (Diocese of Quebec) born in Paris France (d. 1742)
15 Mar 1733
Johan Zoffany German painter (patronized by David Garrick and the British Royal family) born in Frankfurt (d. 1810) date baptized
15 Mar 1801
Coenraad Johannes van Houten Dutch chemist and cocoa manufacturer (Dutch process chocolate) born in Amsterdam Batavian Republic (d. 1887)
15 Mar 1809
Joseph Jenkins Roberts American-born Liberian merchant and politician (1st President of Liberia 1848-56) born in Norfolk Virginia (d. 1876)
15 Mar 1824
Branko Radicevic Serbian poet (1st Serbian Uprising) born in Slavonski Brod Austrian Empire (d. 1853)
15 Mar 1830
Paul von Heyse German writer (Nobel Prize for Literature 1910) born in Berlin German Federation (d. 1914)
15 Mar 1831
Edward Aylesworth Perry American soldier and politician (General under Lee for Confederate Army 14th Governor of Florida 1885-89) born in Richmond Massachusetts (d. 1889)
15 Mar 1838
Alice Cunningham Fletcher ethnologist and anthropologist(studied native American culture advocated for Dawes Act) born in Havana Cuba (d. 1923)
15 Mar 1838
Karl Davydov Russian cellist and composer born in Goldingen Russian Empire (d. 1889)
15 Mar 1851
Jzef Surzyski Polish organist composer conductor and theologian born in rem Poland (d. 1919)
15 Mar 1858
Liberty Hyde Bailey American botanist horticulturalist and writer (Hortus) born in South Haven Michigan (d. 1954)
15 Mar 1867
Will Rossiter British-American songwriter and music publisher composer (d. 1954)
15 Mar 1874
Harold L. Ickes American government official and politician (responsible for implementing the New Deal under FDR) born in Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania (d. 1952)
15 Mar 1878
Sammy Carter Australian cricket wicketkeeper (28 Tests 65 dismissals NSWCA) born in Northowram England (d. 1948)
15 Mar 1884
Rudolf Piskek Czech composer born in Prague (d. 1940)
15 Mar 1894
Slva Vorlov [Miroslava Johnov] Czech composer (Bl oblaka (White Clouds)) born in Nchod Lands of the Bohemian Crown (now Czech Republic) (d. 1973)
15 Mar 1900
Colin McPhee Canadian-American pianist composer (Tabuh-Tabuhan H2O Mechanical Principles) and ethno-musicologist (Bali) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1964)
15 Mar 1900
Gilberto Freye Brazilian sociologist (Regionalist Manifesto) born in Recife Brazil (d. 1987
15 Mar 1901
Theo Uden Masman Dutch big band orchestra leader (The Ramblers) born in Cirebon Dutch East Indies (d. 1965)
15 Mar 1910
An Rutgers van der Loeff Dutch childrens book writer (Skating Race) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1990)
15 Mar 1912
Louis Paul Boon Belgian writer (Kapellekensbaan) born in Aalst Belgium (d. 1979)
15 Mar 1915
David Schoenbrun American journalist (CBS broadcast bureau head) born in New York City (d. 1988)
15 Mar 1916
Geert Lubberhuizen Dutch publisher (Busy Bee) born in Schoten Netherlands (d. 1984)
15 Mar 1920
Ranganandhan Francis Indian field hockey goalkeeper (Olympic gold 1948 52 56) born in Rangoon Myanmar (d. 1975)
15 Mar 1931
(Dominic Joseph) D. J. Fontana American drummer (Elvis Presley) born in Shreveport Louisiana (d. 2018)
15 Mar 1932
Alan Bean American Naval captain and astronaut (Ap 12 Skylab 3 4th to walk on the moon) born in Wheeler Texas (d. 2018)
15 Mar 1936
Don Sundquist American politician (Governor of Tennessee 1995-2003 Rep-R-Tennessee 1983-95) born in Moline Illinois
15 Mar 1940
Phil Lesh [Chapman] American rock bassist (Grateful Dead - Box of Rain) born in Berkeley California
15 Mar 1940
Vladislovas esinas Lithuanian sprint canoeist (Olympic gold USSR C-2 1000 1972 4 x World Cship gold) born in Vynialaukiai Lithuania (d. 2023)
15 Mar 1942
Hughie Flint British blues-rock drummer (John Mayall & The Blues Breakers 1964-66 Bonzo Dog Band 1971 The Blues Band 1979-82) born in Manchester England
15 Mar 1942
Montserrat Figueras Catalan soprano and early music advocate (Hesprion) born in Barcelona Spain (d. 2011)
15 Mar 1943
Sly Stone [Sylvester Stewart] American funk musician (Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People Dance To The Music) born in Denton Texas
15 Mar 1945
Jrgen Sundelin Swedish yachtsmen (Olympic gold 5.5m class 1968 World Cship gold Dragon class 1971) born in Stockholm Sweden
15 Mar 1946
David Moores British football executive (Chairman Liverpool FC 1991-2007 Honorary Life President) born in Liverpool England (d. 2022)
15 Mar 1946
David Wall British ballet dancer (Royal Ballet 1966-84) and director (Royal Academy of Dancing 1985-91) born in Chiswick London (d. 2013)
15 Mar 1947
David Colley Australian cricket fast bowler (3 Tests 6 wickets BB 383 1 x 50 NSW CA) born in Sydney Australia
15 Mar 1949
John Duttine English actor (The Day of the Triffids) born in Barnsley England
15 Mar 1957
Park Overall American actress (Empty Nest Mississippi Burning) born in Nashville Tennessee
15 Mar 1957
Vctor Muoz Spanish footballer 1976-91 (Real Zaragoza Barcelona and 2 other teams) and manager 1996-2014 (11 teams) born in Zaragoza Spain
15 Mar 1959
Eliot Teltscher American tennis player (French Open mixed doubles 1983 world 6 singles 1982) born in Rancho Palos Verdes California
15 Mar 1959
Harold Baines American Baseball HOF outfielder (6 MLB All-Star Chicago WS Texas Rangers Oakland As Baltimore Orioles) and coach (World Series 2005 Chicago WS) born in Easton Maryland
15 Mar 1960
Chris Sanders American animator and director (Lilo & Stich The Croods) born in Colorado Springs Colorado
15 Mar 1960
Marco Pennette American television screenwriter and producer (Caroline in the City Ugly Betty) born in Greenwich Connecticut
15 Mar 1754
Silvestro Palma Italian composer born in Barano dIschia Kingdom of Naples (d. 1834)
15 Mar 1790
Nicola Vaccai Italian opera composer born in Tolentino Papal States (d. 1848)
15 Mar 1807
Gaetano Gaspari Italian composer born in Bologna Kingdom of Italy (d. 1881)
15 Mar 1835
Eduard Strauss Austrian dance band conductor and composer born in Vienna Ausrtian Empire (d. 1916)
15 Mar 1838
Alice Cunningham Fletcher American ethnologist and anthropologist who studied native American culture (advocated for Dawes Act) born in Havana Cuba (d. 1923)
15 Mar 1844
Bransby Cooper Australian cricket wicket-keeper (1 Test 2 dismissals Middlesex CCC Kent CCC Victoria) born in Dhaka Bangladesh (d. 1914)
15 Mar 1867
Will Rossiter British-American songwriter and music publisher composer born in Wells England (d. 1954)
15 Mar 1873
David Vaughan Thomas Welsh musician and composer born in Ystalyfera Wales (d. 1934)
15 Mar 1884
Rudolf Piskek Czech composer born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1940)
15 Mar 1894
Slva Vorlov [Miroslava Johnov] Czech composer (Bl oblaka (White Clouds)) born in Nchod Lands of the Bohemian Crown (d. 1973)
15 Mar 1919
Randy Brooks American jazz trumpeter and bandleader (Harlem Nocturne) born in Sanford Maine (d. 1967)
15 Mar 1920
E. Donnall Thomas American physician (1990 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for bone marrow transport) born in Mart Texas (d. 2012) [1]
15 Mar 1922
Nino Bibbia Italian sledder (Olympic gold skeleton 1948) born in Bianzone Lombardy Italy (d. 2013)
15 Mar 1924
Yuri Bondarev Russian writer and screenwriter (Silence) born in Orsk Soviet Union (d. 2020)
15 Mar 1925
Bert Bolin Swedish meteorologist (1st Chairman Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change) born in Nykping Sweden (d. 2007)
15 Mar 1928
Nicolas Flagello American composer (The Judgement of St. Francis The Passion of Martin Luther King) and conductor (Orchestra da Camera di Roma) born in New York City (d. 1994)
15 Mar 1930
Kostas Nestoridis Greek soccer forward (17 caps Panionios FC AEK Athens) and manager (Pandramaikos FC AEK Athens) born in Drama Greece (d. 2023)
15 Mar 1933
Ronald Roseman American oboist composer and music professor born in Brooklyn NYC (d. 2000)
15 Mar 1934
Wolfgang Hufschmidt German church musician academic and composer born in Mlheim an der Ruhr Germany (d. 2018)
15 Mar 1938
Charles Lloyd American jazz and pop saxophonist arranger composer (Chico Hamilton Cannonball Adderley The Beach Boys) bandleader and world music pioneer born in Memphis Tennessee
15 Mar 1942
The Iron Sheik (Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri) Iranian pro wrestler (WWF Heavyweight Chip 1983-84 WWF Tag Team Cship 1985 [Nikolai Volkoff] born in Damghan Iran (d. 2023)
15 Mar 1944
Ralph MacDonald Trinbagonian-American jazz and R&B percussionist and songwriter (Just the Two of Us Where Is The Love) born in Harlem New York (d. 2011)
15 Mar 1948
Levan Tediashvili Georgian freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold USSR 82kg 1972 90kg 1976 World Cship gold x 4) born in Sagarejo Georgia (d. 2024)
15 Mar 1953
Colin Croft West Indian cricket fast bowler (27 Tests 125 wickets Guyana Demerara Lancashire CCC) and broadcaster (BBC Sky Sports) born in Lancaster Village Demerara British Guiana
15 Mar 1955
(Daniel) Dee Snider American singer songwriter and actor (Twisted Sister) born in Astoria Queens
15 Mar 1958
Laura Carrington American actress (Louisa-Alphabet City General Hospital) born in New York City
15 Mar 1960
Phil Walsh Australian Rules football wing (Brisbane Bears B&F 1987) and coach (Adelaide Crows FC) born in Hamilton Australia (d. 2015)
15 Mar 1961
Craig Ludwig American NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars) born in Rhinelander Wisconsin
15 Mar 1275
Margaret of England English princess and Duchess of Brabant daughter of Edward I and wife of Duke of Brabant born at Windsor Castle England (d. 1318)
15 Mar 1455
Pietro Accolti Italian Catholic cardinal (Dean of the Roman Rota) born in Florence (d. 1532)
15 Mar 1591
Alexandre de Rhodes French Jesuit missionary to Vietnam and Macau 1st French person to visit Vietnam born in Avignon France (d. 1660)
15 Mar 1666
George Bhr German architect (Frauenkirche Dresden) born in Frstenwalde (d. 1738)
15 Mar 1733
Johan Zoffany German painter (patronized by David Garrick and the British Royal family) born in Frankfurt (d. 1810) [date baptized]
15 Mar 1790
Ludwig Immanuel Magnus German Jewish mathematician born in Berlin (d. 1861)
15 Mar 1809
Karl Josef von Hefele German theologian on church history born at Unterkochen Wrtemberg (d. 1893)
15 Mar 1818
Mariano lvarez Filipino revolutionary general and statesman born in Noveleta Cavite (d. 1924)
15 Mar 1821
Eduard Heine German mathematician known for the Heine-Borel theorem born in Berlin Prussia (d. 1881)
15 Mar 1821
Johann Josef Loschmidt Austrian scientist who made the first accurate estimate of the size of molecules born in Carlsbad Bohemia (d. 1895)
15 Mar 1821
William Milligan Scottish theologian known for his commentary on the Revelation of St. John born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1892)
15 Mar 1830
lise Reclus French geographer and anarchist known for his La Nouvelle Gographie universelle born in Sainte-Foy-la-Grande France (d. 1905)
15 Mar 1835
John Henrie Kagi American abolitionist John Browns deputy during the raid on Harpers Ferry born in Bristolville Ohio (d. 1859)
15 Mar 1851
Jzef Surzyski Polish organist composer conductor musicologist and Catholic priest born in rem Poland (d. 1919)
15 Mar 1854
Emil Adolf von Behring German physician 1901 Nobel Prize for Physics for his serum to cure diphtheria born in Hansdorf Prussia (d. 1917)
15 Mar 1866
Matthew Charlton Australian politician leader of the Australian Labor Party (1922-28) born in Linton Victoria (d. 1948)
15 Mar 1867
Will Rossiter British-American songwriter music publisher and composer (as W.R. Williams) born in Wells England (d. 1954)
15 Mar 1887
Marjorie Merriweather Post American philanthropist and businesswoman (General Foods Corp) who built Mar-a-Largo born in Springfield Illinois (d. 1973) [1]
15 Mar 1892
James Basevi Ord US army officer served in Mexico and the Philippines born in Mexico (d. 1938)
15 Mar 1900
Colin McPhee Canadian-American pianist composer (Tabuh-Tabuhan H2O Mechanical Principles) and ethnomusicologist (Bali) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1964)
15 Mar 1900
Gilberto Freye Brazilian sociologist (Regionalist Manifesto) born in Recife Brazil (d. 1987)
15 Mar 1914
Aniello Dellacroce American gangster underboss of the Gambino crime family born in New York City (d. 1985)
15 Mar 1916
Fadil Hoxha Yugoslavian politician and revolutionary born in Gjakova Montenegro (d. 2001)
15 Mar 1920
Lawrence Sanders American novelist known for his Deadly Sins mystery series born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1998)
15 Mar 1924
Lockrem Johnson American pianist composer (A Letter to Emily) educator and music publisher born in Davenport Iowa (d. 1977)
15 Mar 1927
Philip Jebb British architect born in London England (d. 1995)
15 Mar 1928
Bob Wilber American jazz clarinetist saxophonist and band leader (The Worlds Greatest Jazz Band) born in New York City (d. 2019)
15 Mar 1934
Kanshi Ram Indian Dalit leader and politician (President of the Bahujan Samaj Party 1984- 2003 Member of Parliament 1991- 2004) born in Rupnagar Punjab British India (d. 2006)
15 Mar 1935
Jimmy Lee Swaggart American evangelist defrocked after a sex-scandal born in Ferriday Louisiana
15 Mar 1936
David Andrews Irish Fianna Fil politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs born in Dublin
15 Mar 1939
Jack Whyte Scottish-Canadian historical novelist (The Camulod Chronicles) born in Scotland
15 Mar 1940
Frank Dobson British politician Secretary of Health under Tony Blair born in York England (d. 2019)
15 Mar 1940
Margo Howard American advice columnist (Dear Prudence) born in Sioux City Iowa
15 Mar 1940
Phil Lesh [Chapman] American rock bassist (Grateful Dead - Box of Rain) born in Berkeley California (d. 2024) [1] [2]
15 Mar 1940
Tommy McLain American swamp pop singer multi-instrumentalist Sweet Dreams) and songwriter born in Jonesville Louisiana [1]
15 Mar 1945
A. K. Faezul Huq Bangladeshi lawyer and politician born in Calcutta British India (d. 2007)
15 Mar 1946
John Dempsey Irish soccer centre back (19 caps Republic of Ireland Fulham 149 games Chelsea 166 games) born in Hampstead England (d. 2024)
15 Mar 1947
(Ryland) Ry Cooder American Grammy Award-winning blues and world music guitarist and producer (Crossroads Buena Vista Social Club) born in Los Angeles California
15 Mar 1948
Kate Bornstein American author (Gender Outlaw) and performance artist born in Neptune City New Jersey
15 Mar 1948
Srgio Vieira de Mello Brazilian diplomat who died in a car-bomb attack on the UN in Iraq born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil (d. 2003)
15 Mar 1953
Richard Bruton Irish politician deputy leader of Fine Gael (2002-10) born in Dublin Ireland
15 Mar 1957
David Silverman American animator (The Simpsons) born on Long Island New York
15 Mar 1959
Lisa Holton American business writer and editor born in Moline Illinois
15 Mar 1961
Fabio Lanzoni Italian romance novels model (Fabio After Dark) born in Milan Italy
15 Mar 1961
Moungi Bawendi French-Tunisian-American chemist (2023 Nobel Prize for discovery of quantum dots) born in Paris France
15 Mar 1961
Terry Cummings American NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks Philadelphia 76ers) born in Chicago Illinois
15 Mar 1962
Steve Coy British rocker and producer (Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)) born in Harrow England (d. 2018)
15 Mar 1962
Terrence Trent DArby American rock vocalist (Wishing Well) born in New York City
15 Mar 1963
Bret Michaels [Sychak] American rock and country singer-songwriter guitarist (Poison - Talk Dirty to Me) and television personality born in Butler Pennsylvania
15 Mar 1793
Elisabeth Rckel German soprano opera singer muse of Beethoven (Fr Elise) and the wife of the composer Johann Nepomuk Hummel born in Neunburg vorm Wald Electorate of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1883)
15 Mar 1831
Daniele Comboni Italian Catholic missionary and Vicar Apostolic of Central Africa (1877-81) born in Limone sul Garda Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia (d. 1881)
15 Mar 1866
Johan Vaaler Norwegian inventor and patent clerk born in Norway (d. 1910)
15 Mar 1868
Grace Chisholm Young British mathematician and first woman to obtain a doctorate in Germany born in Haslemere England (d. 1944) [1]
15 Mar 1869
Stanisaw Wojciechowski Polish politician and 2nd President of Poland (1922-6) born in Kalisz Congress Poland Russian Empire (d. 1953)
15 Mar 1874
Eugne Fiset French Canadian Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1939-50) born in Rimouski Quebec (d. 1951)
15 Mar 1919
George Avakian Armenian-American jazz historian record producer and label executive who pioneered jazz album and retrospective collection formats born in Armavir Russia (d. 2017) [1]
15 Mar 1921
Joseph W. Sarno American film director (Sin in the Suburbs Inga) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2010)
15 Mar 1935
Jimmy Swaggart American televangelist defrocked after a sex-scandal born in Ferriday Louisiana (d. 2025) [1]
15 Mar 1938
Charles Lloyd American jazz and pop saxophonist arranger composer (Chico Hamilton Cannonball Adderley The Beach Boys) bandleader trogat player and world music pioneer born in Memphis Tennessee [1]
15 Mar 1940
Al Bell [Alvertis Isbell] American record producer songwriter (Ill Take You There) and label executive (Stax Motown) born in Brinkley Arkansas
15 Mar 1940
Tommy McLain American swamp pop singer multi-instrumentalist (Sweet Dreams) and songwriter born in Jonesville Louisiana (d. 2025) [1] [2]
15 Mar 1943
Sly Stone [Sylvester Stewart] American funk-rock singer-songwriter and musician (Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People Dance To The Music) born in Denton Texas (d. 2025) [1] [2]
15 Mar 1953
Frances Conroy American actress (Ruth Fisher in Six Feet Under American Horror Story Coven) born in Monroe Georgia
15 Mar 1958
Laura Carrington American actress (Alphabet City General Hospital) born in New York City
15 Mar 1959
Fabio Lanzoni Italian actor fashion model and romance novel cover model (Fabio After Dark) born in Milan Italy